Tuesday, September 02, 2014

‘The NHS will be at the mercy of predatory US healthcare firms if a
controversial trade deal with Washington goes through, a top Tory
admitted.
Trade Minister Ian Livingston claimed it was “not necessary” to
exempt the NHS from the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
agreement, known as TTIP.
But health campaigners fear the free trade pact will open up the NHS to profit-hungry American firms.’

Disbelief as Tony Blair is handed 'jaw-dropping' philanthropist of the year title at GQ awards ceremonyAward drew immediate criticism including from Labour MP John MannTory MP Charlie Elphicke slammed the decision alongside Gary LinekerMr Blair, 61, was honoured for his work establishing charities in AfricaBut his reputation has been tarnished by the invasion of Iraq in 2003PM is worth millions and can command £250,000 for private speeches

Gas costs you THREE times what the energy firms pay: Millions of households being ripped off after wholesale cost halves in six monthsWholesale costs have halved in six months yet bills have not fallenBritish Gas, which supplies 40 per cent of homes, is under fire for its costs

Parent company, Centrica, announced profits of £900million for the first six months of the financial year

Romanian immigration to Britain is 'helping us very much' because it cuts our benefits queue, says the country's presidentTraian Basescu said Romanians leaving for the UK was good for his country

Claimed migration to Western Europe kept joblessness 'at a reasonable rate'But he said migration would ease once Romanian wages caught up with UKWages in Romania are £420 a month on average, 75% less than in the UK28,000 Romanians and Bulgarians arrived in the UK in the year to March